What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
His primary scientific interests are in Environmental chemistry, Nitrate, Analytical chemistry, Botany and Biofilm.
His work deals with themes such as Microbial mat and Sulfide, Sediment, Beggiatoa, Bacteria, which intersect with Environmental chemistry.
His Nitrate research incorporates elements of Inorganic chemistry, Denitrification and Ammonium.
He combines subjects such as Benthic zone and Biochemistry with his study of Denitrification.
His studies in Botany integrate themes in fields like Iron bacteria, Coral and Groundwater.
His Biofilm study incorporates themes from Redox and Banded iron formation.
His most cited work include:
- Nitrite-driven anaerobic methane oxidation by oxygenic bacteria (1031 citations)
- Oxygenic photosynthesis as a protection mechanism for cyanobacteria against iron-encrustation in environments with high Fe2+ concentrations (860 citations)
- Effects of biofilm structures on oxygen distribution and mass transport. (628 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
Dirk de Beer mainly investigates Environmental chemistry, Oceanography, Ecology, Botany and Sediment.
His Environmental chemistry research incorporates themes from Nitrification, Biofilm, Sulfide, Denitrification and Nitrate.
His Biofilm study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Microbiology and Analytical chemistry.
Specifically, his work in Botany is concerned with the study of Photosynthesis.
Dirk de Beer interconnects Respiration, Cyanobacteria, Oxygen, Seawater and Carbon dioxide in the investigation of issues within Photosynthesis.
His Sediment research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Biogeochemical cycle, Organic matter, Intertidal zone and Water column.
He most often published in these fields:
- Environmental chemistry (29.58%)
- Oceanography (20.56%)
- Ecology (17.75%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2015-2021)?
- Environmental chemistry (29.58%)
- Ecology (17.75%)
- Photosynthesis (12.39%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
Dirk de Beer focuses on Environmental chemistry, Ecology, Photosynthesis, Oceanography and Sediment.
His research in Environmental chemistry intersects with topics in Seawater, Denitrification, Bicarbonate and Sulfide.
The various areas that Dirk de Beer examines in his Denitrification study include Nitrous oxide and Nitrate.
Photosynthesis is a subfield of Botany that Dirk de Beer studies.
His Oceanography study incorporates themes from Beggiatoaceae, Methane and Mud volcano.
His work in the fields of Sediment, such as Sedimentation, overlaps with other areas such as Pilot experiment.
Between 2015 and 2021, his most popular works were:
- Cyanobacteria in Sulfidic Spring Microbial Mats Can Perform Oxygenic and Anoxygenic Photosynthesis Simultaneously during an Entire Diurnal Period. (66 citations)
- Quantification of the effects of ocean acidification on sediment microbial communities in the environment: the importance of ecosystem approaches (56 citations)
- The Guaymas Basin hiking guide to hydrothermal mounds, chimneys, and microbial mats: Complex seafloor expressions of subsurface hydrothermal circulation (38 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
His main research concerns Ecology, Environmental chemistry, Sediment, Photosynthesis and Coral.
His Ecology research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Current and Remote sensing.
His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Seawater and Cyanobacteria.
When carried out as part of a general Cyanobacteria research project, his work on Microbial mat is frequently linked to work in Trichodesmium, therefore connecting diverse disciplines of study.
His work deals with themes such as Bottom water, Denitrification, Ecosystem and Nutrient, which intersect with Sediment.
His Photosynthesis study is related to the wider topic of Botany.
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